Cotton Candy Should Be Made Like This All The Time

Cotton candy (U.S., India, Canada), candy floss, or candyfloss (UK, Pakistan, Ireland, New Zealand, India, South Africa, Canada), or fairy floss (Australia) is a form of spun sugar. According to the New York Times, the confection "is almost 100 percent sugar, with dashes of flavoring and food coloring." Made by heating sugar and spinning the liquified sugar out through tiny holes where it re-solidifies in minutely thin strands of "sugar glass," the final cotton candy contains mostly air; with a typical serving weighing approximately 1 ounce or 30 grams. Often served at fairs, circuses and carnivals, cotton candy is sold on paper batons or in plastic bags. Food coloring can be used to change the natural white color, and numerous flavorings are available to change the taste. Similar confections include the Persian Pashmak, and the Turkish Pişmaniye, although the latter is made with flour and water in addition to sugar. Ngathrek Golop Lhakpa is also a Bhutanese variant, but with added Butter tea and chilli peppers.